abstract

abstract: adj

1. theoretical, pure, unapplied; conceptual, ideational, notional, abstracted, metaphysical; ideal, transcendental, imaginary, visionary, immaterial, impractical, spiritual, intellectual, (of art) non-representational; general, non-particular, not concrete, indefinite.

2. difficult, abstruse, obscure, recondite, profound; enigmatical, mysterious, dark, hidden, remote, incomprehensible; subtle, refined, attenuated, rarefied.

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3. summary, epitome, synopsis, compendium, symposium, compilation, digest, conspectus; condensation, abridgement, reduction, compression, abbreviation; analysis, recapitulation; resume, brief, precis; outline, Fr. apercu. sketch, review, syllabus, prospectus; docket, bulletin, minute; extracts, fragments, cuttings, analects, clippings, citations.

4. essence, quintessence, pith, heart, core, kernel, marrow, substance; generality, universality; main, common run, average.

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5. remove, take away, draw away, detach, separate, disunite, dissociate, disjoin.

6. isolate, prescind, consider by itself; take out of context, view partially, look at one-sidedly; distinguish, discriminate, deduct, analyze.

7. divert, distract, engross, preoccupy.

8. steal, rob, appropriate, take away, seize, purloin, embezzle, plagiarize.

9. summarize, outline, epitomize, synopsize; abridge, abbreviate, shorten, condense, contract, compress, prune, curtail, cut down.

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